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15-6-24 49 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 43 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 42 The Jam - The Eton Rifles 39 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 35 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl +4 34 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 33 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 31 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 28 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 22 Frankie Valli - Grease 18 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough -6 13 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous

If he has, there's no need to worry.

14-6-24 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 48 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 42 Earth, Wind & Fire - September -6 41 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl +4 40 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down  40 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3  38 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 35 The Jam — The Eton Rifles 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 25 Frankie Valli - Grease  25 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 19 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous Try as I might, I just couldn't recollect Angeleyes (my head just kept giving me Roxy Music's Angel Eyes); was Voulez-Vous favoured for airplay?

A funny decade the 70s, a lot of diverse musical styles (more than any other decade? maybe), "easy listening", classical, metal, electronic, punk/new wave, rap, disco.country and probably a few more all making the charts.

This may or may not be true but Lene Lovich was better.

13/6/24 48 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 48 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 47 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 43 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 38 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 37 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 35 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl +4 28 The Jam — The Eton Rifles 28 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 26 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 25 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous  22 Frankie Valli - Grease  20 Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand - No More Tears (Enough is Enough) -6 14 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight 

Don't forget the "spoiler" tags if you do! TYVM

Armando Silvestre gets THR obit.

12/6/24 48 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 43 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 41 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 40 The Jam - The Eton Rifles 38 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 38 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 35 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 7 30 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 28 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 27 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 25 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous  22 Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand - No More Tears (Enough is Enough) -6 18 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight 18 Frankie Valli - Grease 16 Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late 13 Marshall Hain - Dancing in the City  13 Sad Café - Every Day Hurts Lene Lovich is clearly head and shoulders above a lot of the dross that's still remaining, but no accounting for taste!

Mark James, writer of Suspicious Minds reported to have died aged 83.

Aged 62 in fact; younger than me

Unnatural death bonus points for William Anders have now been added to the scoreboard. Simon Cowell (wildlife) update coming soon!

10/06/24 38 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street  35 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 34 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind  32 Lene Lovich - Lucky Number +4 31 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 30 The Jam - The Eton Rifles 30 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 27 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 26 Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand - No More Tears (Enough is Enough) 26 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 26 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 25 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous 25 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 25 Frankie Valli - Grease 23 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight 22 Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - 21 Sad Café - Every Day Hurts  21 Marshall Hain - Dancing in the City 14 Racey - Lay Your Love on Me -6 12 The Sex Pistols - C’mon Everybody 10 David Essex— Oh What A Circus  09 A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie

9/6/24 36 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 34 Lene Lovich - Lucky Number +4 33 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 31 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 30 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3  30 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 30 The Jam - The Eton Rifles 25 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 25 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous 25 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 23 Marshall Hain - Dancing in the City 23 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 22 Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand - No More Tears (Enough is Enough) 22 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight 22 Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late 22 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 22 Frankie Valli - Grease 21 Sad Café - Every Day Hurts 20 Racey - Lay Your Love on Me 20 The Sex Pistols - C’mon Everybody 18 A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie 16 The Three Degrees - Woman in Love 16 David Essex- Oh What A Circus 08 Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven -6 02 Rose Royce - Wishing on a Star

Michael Mosley's body reportedly found

Its an Airbnb, booked for a the duration of the campaign.

8/6/2024 35 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 30 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 30 Lene Lovich - Lucky Number +4 29 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 27 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 27 The Jam - The Eton Rifles 26 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 24 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous 24 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 23 Marshall Hain - Dancing in the City 22 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 21 Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late 21 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 21 Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand - No More Tears (Enough is Enough) 21 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight 21 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 20 Frankie Valli - Grease 20 Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven 20 Racey - Lay Your Love on Me 20 The Sex Pistols - C’mon Everybody 20 Sad Café - Every Day Hurts 18 A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie 18 The Three Degrees - Woman in Love 16 James Galway - Annie’s Song  16 David Essex - Oh What A Circus 14 Rose Royce - Wishing on a Star 14 The Sex Pistols - Something Else/Friggin’ in the Riggin’ 08 The Dooleys - Wanted 00 The Bellamy Brothers - If I Said You Have a Beautiful Brompton Would You Fold It Against Me -6

I'm by no means a Coogan fan; years ago i bought the I'm Alan P/KMKY box set. I still haven't watched them all, because its too much of the same thing. I've seen him in straight roles (Philomena, Shepherds and Butchers to name 2) but no matter the part, I kept on expecting to shout "Aha" (see also David Jason).

I've noticed increasing usage of the terminology "bottle shop" to describe an establishment where one might purchase alcoholic beverages to consume at home (or in the park, on the beach etc). What's wrong with good old-fashioned British terminology like off-licence, offie, outdoor etc.?

Are they suggesting Mosley's been abducted by aliens?

695 years since Robert the Bruce died, aged 54. He was King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329 (his death).

Fri 7-6-24 27 Gerry Rafferty- Baker Street 27 Donna Summer- Love’s Unkind 25 David Essex - Oh What A Circus 25 Lene Lovich- Lucky Number +4 24 The Jam- The Eton Rifles 23 Electric Light Orchestra- Don’t Bring Me Down 22 Ian Dury and the Blockheads- Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 22 The Sex Pistols- Something Else/Friggin’ in the Riggin’ 21 Earth, Wind & Fire- September 21 The Cars- My Best Friend’s Girl 21 Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams- Too Much, Too Little, Too Late 21 Michael Jackson- Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 21 Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand- No More Tears (Enough is Enough) 21 The Sugarhill Gang- Rapper’s Delight 20 Rose Royce- Wishing on a Star 20 James Galway- Annie’s Song 20 Marshall Hain- Dancing in the City 20 A Taste of Honey- Boogie Oogie Oogie 20 Bee Gees- Too Much Heaven 20 Racey- Lay Your Love on Me 20 The Three Degrees- Woman in Love 20 The Sex Pistols- C’mon Everybody 20 ABBA- Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous 20 The Bellamy Brothers- If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me 20 Sad Café- Every Day Hurts 20 ABBA- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 19 The Rolling Stones- Miss You 14 Frankie Valli- Grease 14 The Dooleys- Wanted 12 Dean Friedman- Lucky Stars 12 Scott Fitzgerald and Yvonne Keeley- If I Had Words 06 Boney M — Hooray! Hooray It’s A Holi-Holiday 00 The Barren Knights- A Taste of Aggro -6 I thought, at first glance, this was a pretty uninspiring selection. On second glance, it's still pretty uninspiring, but maybe less uninspiring than at first glance. Anyway faced with a difficult decision, I chose to eliminate the Barron Knights

Alan Scarfe obit in Hollywood Reporter